Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 40
Aghāsura-vadha: The Killing and Deliverance of Aghāsura
श्रीसूत उवाच इत्थं द्विजा यादवदेवदत्त: श्रुत्वा स्वरातुश्चरितं विचित्रम् । पप्रच्छ भूयोऽपि तदेव पुण्यं वैयासकिं यन्निगृहीतचेता: ॥ ४० ॥
śrī-sūta uvāca itthaṁ dvijā yādavadeva-dattaḥ śrutvā sva-rātuś caritaṁ vicitram papraccha bhūyo ’pi tad eva puṇyaṁ vaiyāsakiṁ yan nigṛhīta-cetāḥ
Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said: O learned saints, the childhood pastimes of Śrī Kṛṣṇa are very wonderful. Mahārāja Parīkṣit, after hearing about those pastimes of Kṛṣṇa, who had saved him in the womb of his mother, became steady in his mind and again inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī to hear about those pious activities.
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This verse highlights that hearing sacred narrations—like Parīkṣit’s wondrous account—purifies the listener and steadies the mind, inspiring further inquiry into the same holy subject.
Because the subject is described as puṇya (purifying) and his mind has become composed; in bhakti, repeated hearing deepens realization, so he again questions Vaiyāsaki (Śukadeva).
Regularly hear and revisit authentic Bhāgavata teachings; repeated listening with attention helps calm the mind and strengthens devotion and clarity in daily decisions.